Steven Gerrard stares down Everton followers as he heads down the tunnel after watching his Aston Villa aspect rating simply seconds earlier than half-time... with ex-Liverpool skipper clearly revelling in his return to his arch-rivals!
A smug Steven Gerrard may very well be seen staring down and smirking at Everton followers whereas strolling in on the half-time break throughout Aston Villa 's 1-0 win at Goodison Park.
Emi Buendia's header on the stroke of half-time proved the match-winner for Villa, handing the west Midlands membership their first victory in 4 matches.
However the win was a very particular one for Gerrard, who shares a bitter rivalry with Everton given his ties with Liverpool.
As he headed for the tunnel at half-time moments after Buendia's opener, the previous Reds captain stared at Toffees followers and could not resist a smile as they hurled a sequence of insults his method.
Followers shortly took to social media to laud Gerrard's composure within the midst of such hostility, with one branding him 'chilly'.
One wrote: 'I truthfully love this man!'
One other commented: 'Rattling Evertonians endlessly.'
A 3rd put: 'No Liverpool fan however that is chilly'.
Whereas one other merely mentioned: 'What a supervisor'.
After the interval, Gerrard's males held agency to safe their first set of three factors since a 2-0 win over Norwich on December 14.
Villa have now moved as much as tenth within the Premier League desk, though Leicester will leapfrog them into the place by successful one in every of their two games-in-hand.
As for Everton, they continue to be down in sixteenth after slumping to their third straight league defeat.
